Speaker: PhD.

What Is Justice?

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A brief review of the origins and complicated nature of Justice as we have managed to create it, manage it, and mangle it thus far.

Do you hear what I hear?

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Our world has become so noisy that it seems there are few times when we aren’t hearing something: the mower outside my window, the dog across the street barking, the whirl of tires rounding the pavement as they speed by, the click-clack of my keyboard as I type. Our ears must be very, very tired … Continue reading Do you hear what I hear?

Let’s Meet in the Middle

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We don’t have to accept that “this is just how it is.” Instead, we can cultivate a hopeful community beyond either/or. In the land of both/and, we can join hands and be the dream we long for.

Becoming Better

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Do you have people in your life who urge you to be better, to do better? What tools of transformation do you find helpful? This week’s sermon uses an often neglected story to invite us into the process of transformation.

The House of Many Creeds

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Unitarian Universalism by general consensus is located on the liberal end of the religious continuum. Now just what is that supposed to mean?

Tolerance, Acceptance and Enabling: Drawing the Lines

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Where are the lines between these three concepts? How do we define the lines or know when we’ve crossed them? How does that fit in with our covenant and recognizing the dignity and worth (and the autonomy) of every living soul in the quest of Truth?

What Justice Looks Like

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We want to be peacemakers and we want to work for justice, not only in our own communities, but in ever expanding circles. Often, however, it is hard to know what specific task to which we are called and how we are supposed to create change. Abigail, an overlooked figure from the Hebrew Bible, helps … Continue reading What Justice Looks Like